Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming – WOW – What a Ride! ~ Mark Frost

I would like to keep bull shit off the topic. I have friends to discuss in detail about :p

Why am i doing this?

1) Saving myself

I often get emails asking ” I want to work in Robotics. Please Help” .. “I want to StartUp, help” “I want to be successful, i don’t know what to do ..help” .. I find these toughest questions to answer … “If you need help, you can’t be vague!” … However, sometimes makes me feel little guilty for not responding .. but its hard to reply to such mails and follow up and hence i am compelled to disobey myself!

Some students know partially what they want and mail with abstract. This is a good thing. I have some questions for them, besides the answers … this again becomes a thread, which is hard to follow up, given the pile of other mails. Taking a telephone call makes everything easy.

I get calls when i cannot take it or cannot take time to listen and answer. Blame me!

2) I was novice, clueless and talking to people helped. It still helps 🙂 Want to return the favor.

Try to be less vague. But i empathetically understand, people don’t know what they want until they find the thing they actually want. Its OK to say .. “i want to do a project in robotics, wireless computer controlled Robot, dunno how to start and hence shooting mail. “

I will save your number and intimate when to call between 10pm and 11 pm. We should ideally keep the call 5 to 10 minutes.

Will try to keep it regularly Every Tuesday 10 pm to 11 pm

SPECIAL encouragement slots for non city and poor students

Some students are poor enough not to have prepaid money in mobile to call or have to use friend’s mobile ( yes they do! I have called them back during conversations when the balance went zap) .. Mention if you fall into the category and want me to call. (I assume people have some basic ethics)

IMPORTANT

Will try to cover all those who want to talk over multiple weeks.

I may not take the calls of students who have not mailed before. Random calls are not encouraged.

Will try to post in blog regarding some of the topics discussed.

Hope the initiative is useful to students.

I hope and assume i will not get into any trouble for taking the initiative.

I would like to keep bull shit off the topic. I have friends to discuss in detail about :p

Why am i doing this?

1) Saving myself

I often get emails asking ” I want to work in Robotics. Please Help” .. “I want to StartUp, help” “I want to be successful, i don’t know what to do ..help” .. I find these toughest questions to answer … “If you need help, you can’t be vague!” … However, sometimes makes me feel little guilty for not responding .. but its hard to reply to such mails and follow up and hence i am compelled to disobey myself!

Some students know partially what they want and mail with abstract. This is a good thing. I have some questions for them, besides the answers … this again becomes a thread, which is hard to follow up, given the pile of other mails. Taking a telephone call makes everything easy.

I get calls when i cannot take it or cannot take time to listen and answer. Blame me!

2) I was novice, clueless and talking to people helped. It still helps 🙂 Want to return the favor.

Try to be less vague. But i empathetically understand, people don’t know what they want until they find the thing they actually want. Its OK to say .. “i want to do a project in robotics, wireless computer controlled Robot, dunno how to start and hence shooting mail. “

I will save your number and intimate when to call between 10pm and 11 pm. We should ideally keep the call 5 to 10 minutes.

Will try to keep it regularly Every Tuesday 10 pm to 11 pm

SPECIAL encouragement slots for non city and poor students

Some students are poor enough not to have prepaid money in mobile to call or have to use friend’s mobile ( yes they do! I have called them back during conversations when the balance went zap) .. Mention if you fall into the category and want me to call. (I assume people have some basic ethics)

IMPORTANT

Will try to cover all those who want to talk over multiple weeks.

I may not take the calls of students who have not mailed before. Random calls are not encouraged.

Will try to post in blog regarding some of the topics discussed.

Hope the initiative is useful to students.

I hope and assume i will not get into any trouble for taking the initiative.